Cricket is hardly global. Achievement wise, Anand is way ahead of Tendulkar comparatively.

Not at all. What is the number of Grandmasters whom Anand compete with each year? And what is the number of players whom Tendulkar has competed in his career? Any comparison is laughable. Chess still remains a dormant sport in India. While Tendulkar was instrumental in making it a craze on his own.

Not at all. What is the number of Grandmasters whom Anand compete with each year? And what is the number of players whom Tendulkar has competed in his career? Any comparison is laughable. Chess still remains a dormant sport in India. While Tendulkar was instrumental in making it a craze on his own.

anand was our first GM...just cheke out how many GM's we had since

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Not at all. What is the number of Grandmasters whom Anand compete with each year? And what is the number of players whom Tendulkar has competed in his career? Any comparison is laughable. Chess still remains a dormant sport in India. While Tendulkar was instrumental in making it a craze on his own.

You are mistaking popularity with achievement. Anand competes against many grand masters.. He has effectively been player of the year 6 times. How many times can Tendulkar claim that he was player of the year.

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Any activity where the motor neuron disease-striken theoretic physicist could beat you must be purely mental, so devoid of the physical aspect, it isn't a sport.

Haha loving that description.

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1) Had double pneumonia as a kid, as did my twin sis. Doctors told my parents to pray that we lived through the night. Dad said **** off, I'm an atheist, you ****s better save my kids, etc. Then prayed anyway.

Anand is my favorite Indian sportsperson of all time. What he has done for chess in India (Directly or Indirectly) is simple amazing. His Achievements, IMO, are highest and most decorated among Indian sports fraternity. And yes, Chess is a sport.

Anand is my favorite Indian sportsperson of all time. What he has done for chess in India (Directly or Indirectly) is simple amazing. His Achievements, IMO, are highest and most decorated among Indian sports fraternity. And yes, Chess is a sport.

and it's just a bonus that he is an absolute nice guy, not like some of those other arrogant pricks at the top of the chess world...